Lopi 12 No. 2 — Long Yoke Cardigan and Beret Knitting Pattern

Jóhanna Hjaltadóttir’s long cardigan from Ístex’s Lopi 12, knitted in Álafosslopi in the round and cut open at the front: black, with a round yoke of white tree motifs and two bands of grey heather and white above them, a deep ribbed welt and cuffs, and ribbed front bands with six buttons. The same pattern has a matching black beret on its third page. One colour version, in four sizes from XS to L. The leaflet prints only the colour numbers; all three colours are still made.

What you get

• The knitting pattern in English (PDF), emailed right after purchase — nothing is posted
• Four sizes, XS to L
• The matching beret, one size
• The yoke chart for all four sizes
• Yarn and needles are not included. The kit has this pattern and all the yarn: the cardigan and beret kit

Yarn used in the pattern (not included)

Cardigan: Álafosslopi — 100 g balls · sizes XS (S M L) — the leaflet prints only the colour numbers; the names are our shop’s
M 0059 black — 7 (8 8 9)
A 0051 white — 2 (2 2 2)
B 0057 grey heather — 1 (1 1 1)

Beret: Álafosslopi — 100 g balls · one size
M 0059 black — 1

Sizes

Gauge
13 sts × 18 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 6 mm needles.

Needles
4.5 mm (US 7) circular needle, 80 cm, for the ribbed welt — the front bands and the neckband are knitted on 4.5 mm too
6 mm (US 10) circular needles, 40 and 80 cm, for the body and the yoke
4.5 mm (US 7) double-pointed needles for the cuffs
Beret: 6 mm (US 10) double-pointed needles and a 6 mm circular needle, 50 cm
By our reading the cardigan sleeves need the 6 mm double-pointed needles too: they change to 6 mm with only 42 to 48 stitches, too few for a 40 cm circular. The pattern lists them only for the beret
The pattern calls a circular needle a “twin pin”

You will also need
Six buttons — the pattern gives no size — and stitch holders, both in the pattern’s list; a sewing machine and thread for the stitching before the front is cut; and a tapestry needle for sewing on the bands, folding down the neckband and grafting the underarms.

How it is knitted
Knitted in the round from the bottom up on 6 mm, with a purl stitch at each side of the centre front. The 7 cm ribbed welt is knitted back and forth on 4.5 mm with the first buttonhole, and 10 stitches at each front edge wait on holders for the bands. The sleeves start with 7 cm of K1, P1 rib on 4.5 mm double-pointed needles and are increased at the underarm. Body and sleeves are joined for the round yoke — a 41-round chart of white tree motifs on black with two bands of grey heather and white above them, and five decrease rounds, from 199 (207, 215, 231) stitches to 77 (80, 83, 89). Two rows of machine stitching go up each purl stitch, and the front is cut open between them. The ribbed front bands are knitted up from the held welt stitches with a 3-stitch facing, sewn on, and the facing is folded over the cut edge and slip-stitched; the right band has four buttonholes. The neckband is ribbed back and forth on 4.5 mm with the top buttonhole, folded in half to the inside and slip-stitched. The beret is knitted in the round in black on 6 mm, from a moss-stitch edge up to a crown decreased at seven points.

Design: Jóhanna Hjaltadóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 12 (no. 2), Ístex.

How you get it — the pattern is a PDF in English. It is emailed to you right after purchase; nothing is posted.

Yarn — not included. We sell Ístex lopi by the ball in our yarn shop, or choose the kit, which has this pattern and all the yarn in one parcel.

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